board
[ bawrd, bohrd ]
/ bɔrd, boʊrd /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to take one's meals, or be supplied with food and lodging at a fixed price: Several of us board at the same rooming house.
Ice Hockey.
to hit an opposing player with a board check.
Idioms for board
Origin of board
before 900; Middle English, Old English
bord board, table, shield; cognate with Dutch
boord board,
bord plate, German
Bort, Old Norse
borth, Gothic
-baurd
OTHER WORDS FROM board
board·a·ble, adjective board·like, adjective re·board, verb (used with object) un·board·ed, adjectiveWords nearby board
boac,
boadicea,
boak,
boanerges,
boar,
board,
board and batten,
board bridge,
board certification,
board check,
board foot
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British Dictionary definitions for board
board
/ (bɔːd) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of board
boardable, adjectiveWord Origin for board
Old English
bord; related to Old Norse
borth ship's side, table, Old High German
bort ship's side, Sanskrit
bardhaka a cutting off
Idioms and Phrases with board
board
see across the board; back to the drawing board; bed and board; bulletin board; by the board; go overboard; on board; open and aboveboard; room and board; stiff as a board; tread the boards.